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prawn sweet and sour

Sweet and sour chili prawns

This prawn dish has beautiful red color and has a balance of sweet sour and hot spicy flavor
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 person
Author indrani

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 6 to 8 Jumbo prawns.
  • 2 lemons Lemon juice 2 lemons around 1/2 cup
  • 2 tbsp Sugar powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • 5 to 6 Red chilies soaked in little water with 1 tbsp vinegar and 1/2 tbsp sugar for 2 to 3 hours
  • 9 to 10 Garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tbsp Cornflour
  • 1 Egg
  • Finely chopped spring onions for garnishing
  • 1 Green chilly chopped finely for garnish
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder

Instructions

Preparation

  1. Marinate prawns with lemon juice,salt ,sugar and ginger garlic paste.
  2. Make a batter with cornflour,egg,salt and water.
  3. 3.Dip the prawns one by one into the batter and deep fry them in oil.
  4. 4.Make a paste of red chilies and garlic.
  5. 5.In the wok add 2 tbsp of oil and add the red chilly paste and saute it.
  6. Add the prawns and add 1 tbsp of kashmiri chilly powder for natural color or a pinch of red food color.
  7. 7.Add the remaining marinade and cover cook it till dry but juicy.
  8. 8.garnish with spring onions and green chilies
  9. .
  10. 9.Serve hot with steamed or fried rice.